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We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life.

Jack Kornfield

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Jack Kornfield
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 16
Author
Psychologist
Writer
the United States of America
Buddhism
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Mindfulness
Must
Directing
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